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Nathan Sargent petition. William F. Johnson from John M. Clayton, May 16, 1849

Appreciating your deserved influence with the administration, my friend Nathan Sargent, whose service as “Oliver Oldschool” we all appreciate, is desirous of enlisting it it in this favor for an appointment, as head of a Bureau in this city - it will give me the highest gratification to serve him in any way, consistent with the public interests, and I have no doubt if you know him as well as I do, and you must at least by reputation, it will give you equal pleasure to see justice done to one, who has so ably, so ardently, and so long advocated Whig principles.

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My dear Sir,

Appreciating your deserved influence with the administration, my friend Nathan Sargent, whose service as “Oliver Oldschool” we all appreciate, is desirous of enlisting it it in this favor for an appointment, as head of a Bureau in this city - it will give me the highest gratification to serve him in any way, consistent with the public interests, and I have no doubt if you know him as well as I do, and you must at least by reputation, it will give you equal pleasure to see justice done to one, who has so ably, so ardently, and so long advocated Whig principles.